Week 2 Feasible: Able to be done/ possible.Credential: A document giving evidence identity or qualifications.Outlandish: Extremely unconventional.Zephyr: A light breeze.Euphoria: Wine used in religious services.Ostracized: Exclude from a group.Zygote: A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.Gossamer: A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spidersBracelet: My bracelet is too small for meChallenge: I have decided to challenge my sisterConductor: The train conductor introduced me to many new places during or train ride to the countrySemester: This semester I am learning about global warming in my classCalibrate: With a standard scale of readings.Criticism: The expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faultsDelicate: Easily broken or damagedBoundary: When playing sports games you have to stay within the boundary.Broccoli: Vegetables are healthy, especially broccoli.
Week 9 1. Conductor: The train conductor introduced me to many new places during or train ride to the country. x2. Educate: I was feeling very productive today because I graduated from college and now I can educate others.ˇ3. Semester:This semester I am learning about global warming in my class.x4. Consequences: There are consequences to air pollution.ˇ5. Distribute: The record dealer will need to distribute my Cd's for me.ˇ6. Hideous: My hair looks hideous when it hasn't been brushed.ˇ7. Therapy: I will need therapy to deal with the fact that global warming destroyed my planet.ˇ8. Beautiful: of a very high standard. ˇ9. Calibrate: with a standard scale of readings.x10. Fabulous: informal amazingly good; wonderful.ˇ11. Amazing: causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.ˇ12. Criticism: the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or.x13. Delicate: easily broken or damaged. x14. Catastrophe: an event causing great and often sudden damage or sufferingˇ15. Trampoline: a strong fabric sheet connected by springs to a frame, used as a springboard and landing area. ˇ11/15
Week 8 boundary x
bracelet ˇ
brilliant ˇ
broccoli x
browse ˇ
calendar ˇ
calories x
campaign x
cancellation ˇ
capital ˇ
carelessness x
carpenter x
cashier x
catalog x
celebrated ˇ7/15 Week 7
criticism x
customer ˇ
data ˇ
debt x
deceive x
decorations ˇ
definite x
delicate x
demonstrate ˇ
dependent ˇ
disaster ˇ
discourageˇ
discovery ˇ
disease x
distress x 8/15
Week 5 Accountant- My accountant just finished by book for 2010 for the In land Revenue.✔ Binoculars- I used my binoculars to see far away objects. ✔ˇ Comedian- The comedian made me laugh. ✔ Continent- The maritime zone is richer in varieties of plant than the other continent.✔ ˇ Custodian- The custodiansof pension and insurance funds. ✔Defendant- Only that amount was recoverable from an unsuccessful defendant. ✔ˇ Dependent- Various benefits will be dependent on length of service. ✔ˇ Episode- I missed an episode on short land street.✔ ˇ Ingredients- Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.✔ ˇ Invitation- A written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something.✔ ˇ Musician- A person who plays an instrument/ instruments.✔ ˇ Novelist- A writer of novels. ✔ Soloist- A singer or musician who preforms a solo.✔ ˇ Specialist- A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity✔ ˇ Substitute- A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.✔15/15
Week 4
Beautiful- The princess looked beautiful in her new dress. ˇ Messenger- The school messenger does a very good job at giving messages.ˇ Asthma- Katie had an asthma attack after she had run the marathon. ˇ Recipe- Our family have a secret recipe for chocolate cookies. ˇ Secret- I told Jamie my biggest secret that I had ever told. ˇ Biography- I wrote an Biography about my life. ˇ Memory- I have a very bad memory so I can't learn my lines for the play. ˇ Benefit- If I keep practicing my singing my voice will benefit. ˇ Emotion- A very intense feeling. ˇ Editor- The person who is in charge of, and determines the final content of text. ˇ Determines- Firmly decide something.ˇ Engineer- A person who designs or builds engines and machines etc. ˇ Engines- A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. ˇ Durable- Able to withstand wear, pressure of damage. ˇ Pressure- The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in pressure with it. ˇ
Week 3Possession- Are you in possession of any items over $3000.00.✔ Ambidextrous- Able to use the right and left hands equally well. ✘ Satisfying- Giving fulfillment or the pleasure associated with this. ✔ Carelessness- Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors. ✔ Accomplishment- Something that has been achieved successfully.✔ Reservation- The action of reserving something. ✔ Omitted- Leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully. ✔ Agricultural- Agricultural land| an agricultural worker.✔ Quotation- A quotation from Mark Twain | biblical quotations.✔ Encouragement- We were encouraged by the success of this venture.✔ Bacteria- Bacteria are widely distributed in soil, water, and air, and on or in the tissues of plants and animals.✔ Ecology- I enjoy studying ecology to have a better understanding of my environment.✔ Arouse- Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions.✔ Appendixes- In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose.✔ Archeology- My sister is studying archaeology in the hope of working in one of the pre-history digs in Egypt.✔
14/15
Week 2
Manufacturer- I do not know who the Manufacturer of my computer is.✔ Environment- If you don't litter the environment it looks cleaner.✔Association- The National Association of Broadcasters.✔ Possession- Are you in possession of any items over $3000.00. ✘ Contractions- Repeat each exercise, holding each contraction for one second. ✔ Abbreviation- The abbreviation for do not is don't. ✔ Attribution- The attribution of that quotation to the President was incorrect. ✔ Chaos- complete disorder and confusion. ✔ Litmus- a dye obtained from certain lichens that is red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions. ✔ Identifying- establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is. ✔ Distinguish- recognize or treat (someone or something) as different. ✔ Combinations- the act or an instance of combining; the process of being combined. ✔ Ambidextrous- able to use the right and left hands equally well. ✘ Iodine- the chemical element of atomic number 53, a nonmetallic element forming black crystals and a violet vapor.✔ Disadvantage- an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness. ✔ Esthetics- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. ✘ 13/15
Week 1 Atmosphere- The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.✔ Biannual- Occurring twice a year.✔ Cafeteria- A restaurant in a school or a business in which customers serve themselves or are served from a counter and pay before eating.✔ Chromatography- The separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor.✔ Circumference- The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, e.g- a circle.✔ Competitions- The activity or condition of competing✔ Courageous- Not deterred by danger of pain; brave.✔ Conscious- Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.✔ Consideration- The boss should have more consideration for his employes.✔ Environment- If you don't litter the environment it looks cleaner.✘ Instructional- My teacher says Instructional writing is a good way of explaining how to do something to someone.✔ Manufacturer- I do not know who the Manufacturer of my computer is.✘ Merchandise- stores that offered an astonishing range of merchandise.✔ Oxygen- If you don't get enough oxygen in your lungs you can die.✔ Persuade- I can persuade my sister to give me money if I tell her she is lovely and do what she wants me to do.✔ 13/15 Thursday 5th May
Answers:
1* My brother's shoes. 2* My three brothers' school playground. 3* The girls didn't like the boy's soccer ball. 4* Kids out of the boys' rugby team. 5* Plaited the girls hair. 6* I watched the girls' puppy play netball with the team. 7* My Aunts' cats are noisy . 8* Kids at our school don't know the names of their Aunts'. 9* I stole the teacher's chicken sandwich. 10* I went to my teachers's new house that she built in Hollywood. 11* The kid pulled the lady's hair. 12* All the ladies' screaming voices hurt my ears. 13* My Family's car is old and rusty. 14* My sister called a meeting about our Families' adventures in the bush. 15* My cat put the baby's bottle in the swimming pool. 16* I yelled at the babies' teacher. 17* My grandma's muffins. 18* My grandpa's war stories. 19* I liked Dad's motorbike. 20* The dogs went to their friend's houses for the day.
Reflection: I learnt where apostrophes go in different types of words I enjoyed making new sentences up... I choose green because once I knew the task I found it easy from then on and I got through the activity quite quickly.
Answers:
a) We saw seven ships masts and two sailors' heads. b) The mens' cars were parked at the ship's side. c) We travelled in the Smith family's new car. It's fun to travel with one's friends. d) The children's heads could be seen above the railing. e) Beverley's brown bag was on the woman's table. Everyone's bag was there. a) Theres a place where we'll camp. That's are really good. We're lucky to get it
Feasible: Able to be done/ possible.Credential: A document giving evidence identity or qualifications.Outlandish: Extremely unconventional.Zephyr: A light breeze.Euphoria: Wine used in religious services.Ostracized: Exclude from a group.Zygote: A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum.Gossamer: A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spidersBracelet: My bracelet is too small for meChallenge: I have decided to challenge my sisterConductor: The train conductor introduced me to many new places during or train ride to the countrySemester: This semester I am learning about global warming in my classCalibrate: With a standard scale of readings.Criticism: The expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faultsDelicate: Easily broken or damagedBoundary: When playing sports games you have to stay within the boundary.Broccoli: Vegetables are healthy, especially broccoli.
Week 9
1. Conductor: The train conductor introduced me to many new places during or train ride to the country. x2. Educate: I was feeling very productive today because I graduated from college and now I can educate others.ˇ3. Semester:This semester I am learning about global warming in my class.x4. Consequences: There are consequences to air pollution.ˇ5. Distribute: The record dealer will need to distribute my Cd's for me.ˇ6. Hideous: My hair looks hideous when it hasn't been brushed.ˇ7. Therapy: I will need therapy to deal with the fact that global warming destroyed my planet.ˇ8. Beautiful: of a very high standard. ˇ9. Calibrate: with a standard scale of readings.x10. Fabulous: informal amazingly good; wonderful.ˇ11. Amazing: causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.ˇ12. Criticism: the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or.x13. Delicate: easily broken or damaged. x14. Catastrophe: an event causing great and often sudden damage or sufferingˇ15. Trampoline: a strong fabric sheet connected by springs to a frame, used as a springboard and landing area. ˇ11/15
Week 8
boundary x
bracelet ˇ
brilliant ˇ
broccoli x
browse ˇ
calendar ˇ
calories x
campaign x
cancellation ˇ
capital ˇ
carelessness x
carpenter x
cashier x
catalog x
celebrated ˇ7/15
Week 7
criticism x
customer ˇ
data ˇ
debt x
deceive x
decorations ˇ
definite x
delicate x
demonstrate ˇ
dependent ˇ
disaster ˇ
discourageˇ
discovery ˇ
disease x
distress x
8/15
Week 6
document ˇ
domestic ˇ
durable ˇ
easilyˇ
ecologyˇ
editionˇ
editorˇ
effectˇ
effectiveˇ
eliminateˇ
embarrass x
emotion ˇ
environment xAttendant ˇ
Chemist ˇ
13/15
Week 5
Accountant- My accountant just finished by book for 2010 for the In land Revenue.✔
Binoculars- I used my binoculars to see far away objects. ✔ˇ
Comedian- The comedian made me laugh. ✔
Continent- The maritime zone is richer in varieties of plant than the other continent.✔ ˇ
Custodian- The custodiansof pension and insurance funds. ✔Defendant- Only that amount was recoverable from an unsuccessful defendant. ✔ˇ
Dependent- Various benefits will be dependent on length of service. ✔ˇ
Episode- I missed an episode on short land street.✔ ˇ
Ingredients- Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.✔ ˇ
Invitation- A written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something.✔ ˇ
Musician- A person who plays an instrument/ instruments.✔ ˇ
Novelist- A writer of novels. ✔
Soloist- A singer or musician who preforms a solo.✔ ˇ
Specialist- A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity✔ ˇ
Substitute- A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.✔15/15
Week 4
Beautiful- The princess looked beautiful in her new dress. ˇ
Messenger- The school messenger does a very good job at giving messages.ˇ
Asthma- Katie had an asthma attack after she had run the marathon. ˇ
Recipe- Our family have a secret recipe for chocolate cookies. ˇ
Secret- I told Jamie my biggest secret that I had ever told. ˇ
Biography- I wrote an Biography about my life. ˇ
Memory- I have a very bad memory so I can't learn my lines for the play. ˇ
Benefit- If I keep practicing my singing my voice will benefit. ˇ
Emotion- A very intense feeling. ˇ
Editor- The person who is in charge of, and determines the final content of text. ˇ
Determines- Firmly decide something.ˇ
Engineer- A person who designs or builds engines and machines etc. ˇ
Engines- A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. ˇ
Durable- Able to withstand wear, pressure of damage. ˇ
Pressure- The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in pressure with it. ˇ
Week 3Possession- Are you in possession of any items over $3000.00.✔
Ambidextrous- Able to use the right and left hands equally well. ✘
Satisfying- Giving fulfillment or the pleasure associated with this. ✔
Carelessness- Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors. ✔
Accomplishment- Something that has been achieved successfully.✔
Reservation- The action of reserving something. ✔
Omitted- Leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully. ✔
Agricultural- Agricultural land| an agricultural worker.✔
Quotation- A quotation from Mark Twain | biblical quotations.✔
Encouragement- We were encouraged by the success of this venture.✔
Bacteria- Bacteria are widely distributed in soil, water, and air, and on or in the tissues of plants and animals.✔
Ecology- I enjoy studying ecology to have a better understanding of my environment.✔
Arouse- Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions.✔
Appendixes- In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose.✔
Archeology- My sister is studying archaeology in the hope of working in one of the pre-history digs in Egypt.✔
14/15
Week 2
Manufacturer- I do not know who the Manufacturer of my computer is.✔
Environment- If you don't litter the environment it looks cleaner.✔Association- The National Association of Broadcasters.✔
Possession- Are you in possession of any items over $3000.00. ✘
Contractions- Repeat each exercise, holding each contraction for one second. ✔
Abbreviation- The abbreviation for do not is don't. ✔
Attribution- The attribution of that quotation to the President was incorrect. ✔
Chaos- complete disorder and confusion. ✔
Litmus- a dye obtained from certain lichens that is red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions. ✔
Identifying- establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is. ✔
Distinguish- recognize or treat (someone or something) as different. ✔
Combinations- the act or an instance of combining; the process of being combined. ✔
Ambidextrous- able to use the right and left hands equally well. ✘
Iodine- the chemical element of atomic number 53, a nonmetallic element forming black crystals and a violet vapor.✔
Disadvantage- an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness. ✔
Esthetics- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. ✘
13/15
Week 1
Atmosphere- The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.✔
Biannual- Occurring twice a year.✔
Cafeteria- A restaurant in a school or a business in which customers serve themselves or are served from a counter and pay before eating.✔
Chromatography- The separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor.✔
Circumference- The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, e.g- a circle.✔
Competitions- The activity or condition of competing✔
Courageous- Not deterred by danger of pain; brave.✔
Conscious- Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.✔
Consideration- The boss should have more consideration for his employes.✔
Environment- If you don't litter the environment it looks cleaner.✘
Instructional- My teacher says Instructional writing is a good way of explaining how to do something to someone.✔
Manufacturer- I do not know who the Manufacturer of my computer is.✘
Merchandise- stores that offered an astonishing range of merchandise.✔
Oxygen- If you don't get enough oxygen in your lungs you can die.✔
Persuade- I can persuade my sister to give me money if I tell her she is lovely and do what she wants me to do.✔
13/15
Thursday 5th May
Answers:
1* My brother's shoes.
2* My three brothers' school playground.
3* The girls didn't like the boy's soccer ball.
4* Kids out of the boys' rugby team.
5* Plaited the girls hair.
6* I watched the girls' puppy play netball with the team.
7* My Aunts' cats are noisy .
8* Kids at our school don't know the names of their Aunts'.
9* I stole the teacher's chicken sandwich.
10* I went to my teachers's new house that she built in Hollywood.
11* The kid pulled the lady's hair.
12* All the ladies' screaming voices hurt my ears.
13* My Family's car is old and rusty.
14* My sister called a meeting about our Families' adventures in the bush.
15* My cat put the baby's bottle in the swimming pool.
16* I yelled at the babies' teacher.
17* My grandma's muffins.
18* My grandpa's war stories.
19* I liked Dad's motorbike.
20* The dogs went to their friend's houses for the day.
Reflection:
I learnt where apostrophes go in different types of words
I enjoyed making new sentences up...
Answers:
a) We saw seven ships masts and two sailors' heads.
b) The mens' cars were parked at the ship's side.
c) We travelled in the Smith family's new car. It's fun to travel with one's friends.
d) The children's heads could be seen above the railing.
e) Beverley's brown bag was on the woman's table. Everyone's bag was there.
a) Theres a place where we'll camp. That's are really good. We're lucky to get it